It was like any other day. Except Daddy woke us up, not Mama and Daddy let me go with my big sister to kindergarten. But other than that, it was like any other day. Except Daddy said we would have a big surprise later And I thought maybe we would go get ice cream, Or [...]
Becoming a big sister. I stood on tippy toes to reach the phone, still corded. Daddy gave me the news: “It’s a boy!” Learning to read. The letters were right there in colored chalk. “C-A-T means this.” My sister stood beside her chalkboard, pointing to a picture she had drawn of a cat. And in [...]
On April 6, 2008, Paxten Andrew Mitchell slipped from his parents embrace into the gates of heaven. This time last year, no one was talking about Paxten getting well. He was home, with his family, with hospice. I miss him. When Paxten was still well enough to be in the hospital, I visited him about [...]